Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an auto immune disorder, when foreign substances enter our body, our immune system protects our body from several infections by producing antibodies to destroy them. But due to few imbalances our own immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in our body. These disorders are called auto immune disorders.
SLE mainly attacks several parts of our body like skin, joints, kidneys and other internal organs. This disease affects people of all age groups and mostly seen in people of age between 10 to 50 years. Women are 10 times more at risk than men and Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease.
Causes of SLE
Though the exact cause of SLE is not known, it is believed that several factors can lead to SLE like
- Genetics
- Environmental factors like ultra violet rays
- Few prescriptions
- Virus
- Physical and mental stress
- Injuries
SLE is mostly seen in women than men, the symptoms of SLE are mostly seen in conceived women and also during menstruation. Due to this reason the oestrogen is also treated as one among the causes of SLE.
Symptoms of SLE
The severity of symptoms differs over time and also depends on the part of the body that got affected.
- When brain and nervous system is affected by SLE, it leads to depression, paralysis, headache, fits, numbness, tingling, vision problems and so on.
- When heart gets affected it leads to pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis and also face few other symptoms like weakness and fatigue
- Due to high cholesterol levels, it also leads to heart attack.
- When our digestive system gets affected it leads to symptoms like abdominal pain, vomiting and so on.
- When lungs get affected people face cough, breathing disorders, pneumonia and so on.
- When kidneys get affected, it leads to loss of proteins in urine which further causes weight gain, swelling and so on.
- When it affects skin, people face red rashes which may further turn into black marks, also on face they have butterfly shaped rash.
- In conceived women SLE can lead to miscarriage and death of the fetus
- People also face few other symptoms like joint pain, fatigue, hair loss, anemia, swelling in joints, fever, swelling in lymph glands and so on.
Diagnosis
This disease can be diagnosed with different tests like CBP, ESR, CUE, rheumatoid factor, ANA, serum creatinine and kidney function test.
Homeocare International
Though many constitutional treatments have several treatments for SLE but it cannot be controlled. Only Homeopathy can control SLE without any side effects using homeopathic remedies. Homeocare International provides genetic constitutional treatment under super vision of experienced homeopaths. Through this method not only the symptoms can be controlled but SLE can also be treated successfully.